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Agenda

  • 08:00 – 09:00

    Music

     DJ Set: DJ Sarah Farina

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  • 09:00 – 09:40

    Introduction and Performance

    Emcee: Monika Jiang 

    Performers: Jumoke Adeyanju & Darius Mick

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  • 09:40 – 09:45

    Introductory Remarks

    Speakers: Christiana Bukalo (Germany)

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    Christiana Bukalo
  • 09:45 – 10:45

    Opening Welcome

    Introducing Othering & Belonging Berlin and inaugurating our first conference in Europe

    Speakers: john a. powell (USA)

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  • 11:00 – 12:30

    Reimagining What's Possible

    From authoritarianism and othering to democracy and belonging

    Speakers: john a. powell (USA) and Ece Temelkuran (Turkey)

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  • 12:30 – 13:30

    Lunch

  • 13:30 – 13:45

    Performance

     Performers: Movement Seven

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  • 13:45 – 14:05

    Same Playbook, Different Players

    Charting shared tactics of anti-democratic movements from Türkiye to Texas

    Speaker: Miriam Juan-Torres (Spain)

     

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  • 14:25– 15:40

    Countering the Gender Backlash

    Building coalitions against the populist playbook 

    Speakers: Stefánia Kapronczay (Hungary), Magda Pochec (Poland), Nim Ralph (UK), and Phillip Ayoub (moderator, USA)

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  • 15:50 – 16:30

    Performance and Closing Day 1

    Emcee: Monika Jiang

     Performers: Noah Slee with The Expressions Trio + Pianist

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  • 16:30 – 17:00

     Music

     DJ Set: DJ Sarah Farina

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  • 08:15 – 09:00

    Music

     DJ Set: DJ Sarah Farina

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  • 09:00 – 09:30

    Opening and Performance

     Emcee: Monika Jiang

     Performer: Aka Kelzz

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  • 09:30 – 10:50

    Is Democracy Equipped for This?

    Renewing civic infrastructure in a time of populism and polycrisis

    Speakers: Indy Johar (UK), Asma Mhalla (France), Jeff Kwasi Klein (Germany), and Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou (moderator, UK/France)

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  • 11:20 – 12:20

    Turning Towards Each Other, Not Against Each Other

    Bridging in Times of Crisis

    Speakers: Udi Raz (Germany), Yasmeen Daher (Germany), and Cecilie Surasky (moderator, USA)

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  • 12:30 – 14:00

    Lunch

  • 14:00 – 15:15

    Breakout Sessions

    These sessions are hosted by external organizations working towards belonging in Europe and the United States. Click the headers to open the dropdown box, access the event page, and learn more.

    Barriers to Bridging

    Building relational skills to connect across difference

    Location: Kuppenhalle

    Presented by: Held

    Speakers: Vanessa Faloye, Priya Ghai, Alexander Lyons

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    Combating Online Xenophobia and Seeding Narratives that Connect Us

    What Authoritarian Online Networks Can Tell Us about Strategies Towards Democratic Cohesion

    Location: Atelier 3

    Presented by: Define American

    Speakers: Shauna Siggelkow, Mario Scharfbillig, and Heather Thompson 

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    From Climate Change to Climate Justice

    A BIPOC Perspective in Europe

    Location: Betonhalle

    Presented by: Systemic Justice

    Speakers: Nani Jansen Reventlow, Samia Dumbunya, Winta Berhe, and Samie Blasingame (moderator)

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    Mobilizing Communities Against Hatred

    The Experience of the Electoral Engagement Campaign in Spain

    Location: Atelier 4

    Presented by: La Intersección

    Speakers: Anxela Iglesias and Javier Vaquero

     

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    The Nature of Polarization and Belonging

    The Nature of Polarization and its Implications for Advancing Belonging within Contexts of Democratic Decline

    Location: Atelier 2

    Presented by: Institute for Integrated Transitions

    Speakers: Mariana Casij Peña, Tim Dixon, Julia Roig, and Miriam Juan-Torres (moderator)

     

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    Philanthropy for Democracy & Belonging

    The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Democracy and Belonging to Counter Authoritarianism

    Location: Atelier 5

    Presented by: Ariadne Network and EDGE Funders Alliance 

    Speakers: Ali Khan, Renata Cuk, and Rose Longhurst

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    Towards Gender Justice

    Visions of Intersectional Organising

    Location: Atelier 1

    Presented by: Equinox Racial Justice Initiative

    Speakers: Sarah Chander, Dounia Jari, Dinah Bons, and Saraya Gomis

     

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  • 15:30 – 16:15

    Reflections on Democracy & Belonging

    Speaker: Bayo Akomolafe (Nigeria/India)

     

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  • 16:15 – 17:00

    Performance and Closing Day 2

     Emcee: Monika Jiang

     Performance: Harmonizing Choir, directed by Noah Slee

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